Steve
05-04-2006, 06:43 AM
If you get a chance read this article on the dispute between the landscaper and the home owner.
Two specific parts stand out. The contract did not have a date the project was to be finished by and secondly, the contract didn't give enough description of what it included.
The customer thought he was getting a stone wall held together with mortar. The landscaper didn't use mortar.
Ultimately, the landscaper was fired from a $41,000 job. Not to mention nationwide negative press about the company. This could all have been avoided with a better worded contract.
Homeowner, Landscaper Contract Dispute (http://www.wltx.com/news/news19.aspx?storyid=36825) - "In fact, you can even pick up the stones," he says, holding one in his hand.
The contract reads "stack stone wall", which could be open to interpretation.
By Wednesday, though, Smith fired Turner. The landscaper says he was fired before he could finish the job and Randolph admits the contract did not have a completion date.
Two specific parts stand out. The contract did not have a date the project was to be finished by and secondly, the contract didn't give enough description of what it included.
The customer thought he was getting a stone wall held together with mortar. The landscaper didn't use mortar.
Ultimately, the landscaper was fired from a $41,000 job. Not to mention nationwide negative press about the company. This could all have been avoided with a better worded contract.
Homeowner, Landscaper Contract Dispute (http://www.wltx.com/news/news19.aspx?storyid=36825) - "In fact, you can even pick up the stones," he says, holding one in his hand.
The contract reads "stack stone wall", which could be open to interpretation.
By Wednesday, though, Smith fired Turner. The landscaper says he was fired before he could finish the job and Randolph admits the contract did not have a completion date.